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Historical Event on 2/17/1997

Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
9/30/2000India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.
7/7/1995Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court.
8/13/1951Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away.
3/28/1978Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born.
6/18/1901Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, Marathi novelist and editor, passed away.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
9/18/1992Andhra government's order of setting up 12 private medical colleges quashed by a full bench of the High Court.
3/2/1933Anandji, famous music director, was born.
2/21/1991The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.